Dr. Thomas Passler is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences where his responsibilities include the management of hospitalized and out-patient cases, teaching, research, service, and outreach.

Dr. Passler was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, and completed his veterinary training at the Free University, Berlin, in 2003. Following two years in private mixed-animal practice, Dr. Passler joined the team of veterinarians in Auburn’s food animal section as a resident of large animal internal medicine. In 2008, he became board-certified as a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and subsequently became a faculty member.

Dr. Passler’s clinical and research interests include the medical and infectious diseases of large and small ruminants and camelids. His research has primarily concentrated on the infectious pathogen Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) with a focus on BVDV infections in white-tailed deer. Specific interests include the epidemiology and pathophysiology of BVDV infections in heterologous species and their impact on the control of BVDV in cattle populations. Furthermore, Dr. Passler is interested in furthering the knowledge on the pathophysiology of diseases affecting domestic and wild ruminants, and camelids.

Passler, T., Riddell, K.P., Edmondson, M.A., Chamorro, M.F., Neill, J.D., Brodersen, B.W., Walz, H.L., Galik, P.K., Zhang, Y., and Walz, P.H., Experimental infection of pregnant goats with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) 1 or 2, Vet Res. 2014. 45(1):38

Chamorro, M.F., Walz, P.H., Haines, D.M., Passler, T., Earleywine, T., Palomares, R.A., Riddell, K.P., Galik, P., Zhang, Y., Givens, M.D., Comparison of serum concentrations and duration of BVDV-1, BVDV-2, BHV-1, BRSV, and PI3V virus-neutralizing antibody titers in calves fed maternal colostrum or a colostrum replacer at birth, Can J Vet Res. 2014. 78(2): 81-8

Passler, T,Chamorro , M.F., Riddell, K.P., Edmondson, M.A., van Santen, E., Cray, C. Maxwell, H.S., Walz, P.H., Evaluation of Methods to Improve the Diagnosis of Systemic Inflammation in Alpacas, J Vet Int Med. 2013. 27(4): 970-6

Chamorro, M.F., Passler, T., Joiner, K., Poppenga, R.H., Bayne, J., Walz, P.H., Acute renal failure in 2 adult llamas after exposure to Oak trees (Quercus spp.), Can Vet J. 2013. 54(1):61-4

Passler, T., Walz, H.L., Ditchkoff, S.S., van Santen, E., Brock, K.V., Walz, P.H., Distribution of bovine viral diarrhoea virus antigen in persistently infected white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). J Comp Pathol. 2012. 147(4):533-41

Chamorro, M.F., Passler, T., Givens, M.D., Edmondson, M.A., Wolfe, D.F., Walz, P.H., Evaluation of transmission of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) between persistently infected and naive cattle by the horn fly (Haematobia irritans). Vet Res Commun. 2011. 35(2):123-9

Walz, P.H., Grooms, D.L., Passler, T., Ridpath, J.F., Callan, R.J., Step, D.L., Tremblay R., Givens, M.D., ACVIM Consensus statement: Control of bovine viral diarrhea virus in ruminants. J Vet Intern Med. 2010. 24(3):476-86

Passler, T., Ditchkoff, S.S., Givens, M.D., Brock, K.V., DeYoung, R.W., Walz, P.H., Transmission of bovine viral diarrhea virus among white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Vet Res. 2010. 41(2):20

Passler, T., Walz, P.H., Bovine viral diarrhea virus infectious in heterologous species. Anim Health Res Rev. 2010. 11(2):191-205

Passler, T., Walz, P.H., Ditchkoff, S.S., Brock, K.V., DeYoung, R.W., Foley, A.M, Givens, M.D., Cohabitation of pregnant white-tailed deer and cattle persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus results in persistently infected fawns. Vet Microbiol. 2009. 134(3-4):362-7

Passler, T.(60%), Walz, P.H., Ditchkoff, S.S., Givens, M.D., Maxwell, H.S., Brock, K.V., Experimental persistent infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus in white-tailed deer. Vet Microbiol. 2007. 122(3-4):350-6